Our mission: to prevent poverty by focusing on educational success

Our mission

Our mission is to prevent poverty by contributing
to the educational success of young Quebecers (from
conception until the age 17) by helping them develop their
full potential. In order to fulfill this mission, we provide
long-term support for organizations and associations that are
working together to actively develop their capacity for sustainable
initiatives aimed at promoting the educational success of all
children living in Quebec.

By "educational success" we mean the development of
every child's full potential (physical, psychological,
cognitive, social and emotional) throughout their young lives,
helping them to grow into adults that are educated, qualified and
socially skilled.

Our approach

The development of every aspect of a child's potential is an
incredibly complex process. An initiative that focuses on one
particular aspect cannot be expected to solve all problems, have an
impact on all factors or be applicable to every milieu.

The Foundation has a broad vision of all the
individual and social factors that affect childhood
development and of the actions that can contribute to achieving its
mission of preventing poverty by focusing on educational
success.

We believe the support of the Foundation, combined with that of
other partners, will lead to the development and implementation of
innovative, effective and sustainable solutions
for the benefit of all children and young people between 0 and 17
in Quebec.

Our vision

Our vision of Quebec is that of a supportive, equitable and
inclusive society that enables every child and every family to
realize their full potential and play an active role in
society.

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Based on these principles and the experience gained during our
years of activity, the Foundation has chosen to provide support
for:

Communities, based on their population
profile and diversity;

Networks that are innovating,
disseminating practices, sharing knowledge and taking part in the
dialogue on public policy;

Resources intended for actors in
communities and networks, as well as for the general public and
decision-makers.

The Foundation's guiding principles:

To establish relationships based on cooperation, mutual
respect and trust that take into account the reality
of its partners. The Foundation will take into account and
acknowledge the participation of other funders.

To present itself as a learning
organization by continually listening to its partners
and working with them to agree on evaluation methods that will
encourage ongoing learning and the sharing of knowledge.

To agree at the outset on the duration of its support
and the relative share of its financial
contribution, even if it will last for several years,
so that partners can maintain their independence and prepare for
financial autonomy in the long term. In so doing, the Foundation
will be able to offer its support to a greater number of
partners.